Technical Lead and Senior Software Engineer

Forgeahead Solutions; Surrey; Hybrid; CAD 117,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended medical

Dental and vision

RRSP contributions

Parental leave

Cell phone

Job summary

Forgeahead Solutions Corporation, based in Surrey, BC, is seeking a Technical Lead and Senior Software Engineer. The role focuses on designing, developing, and delivering innovative software for Forgeahead clients.

You will lead the Canadian team, drive architecture decisions, and ensure alignment with Forgeahead standards. Ideal candidates have 3+ years as a senior technical lead, strong cloud-native development experience, and proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, React, NodeJS, and databases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in software engineering, computer science, or a related field is required.
• Minimum 3 years hands-on experience as a software engineering technical lead.
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases and cloud-native app development.

Responsibilities

• Act as technical lead for the Canadian team, including testing, bug identification and architecture solutions.
• Evaluate clients’ requirements to recommend Forgeahead solutions.
• Build software architecture and systems using Forgeahead processes and configurations.
• Design patterns and code architecture to deliver high-performance, reusable code.
• Write, modify and integrate code; test and troubleshoot designs.
• Ensure products meet client requirements and Forgeahead standards.
• Maintain and update software architecture and knowledge of Forgeahead products.

Skills

JavaScript

TypeScript

React/React Native

Python

NodeJS

GraphQL

Angular

CSS

HTML5

Education

Bachelor degree in software engineering, computer science, or a related field

Tools

Docker/Containerization

Jenkins

Terraform

Sequelize

Mongoose

AWS Kiro

Claude

Cursor

Job description

Forgeahead Solutions Corporation is part of the Forgeahead group of companies – an AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner with over 25 years of experience in software migration and modernization, DevOps and AWS-native development. Forgeahead helps enterprises re-engineer, modernize, and scale their digital platforms with speed, reliability, and zero disruption.

Forgeahead is currently looking for a Technical Lead and Senior Software Engineer (not an existing vacancy) for our offices located at 7404 King George Blvd, Unit 228 in Surrey, British Columbia. This is a permanent, full-time position, based on 40 hours per week. Work hours will be from 9:00am until 5:00pm, Monday to Friday. Further information respecting the position can be found below.

Position

As a Technical Lead and Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, optimizing and delivering innovative and highly specialized products and solutions on behalf of Forgeahead’s clients. Duties include the following:

• Acting as technical lead for the Canadian team, which includes testing products, identifying bugs, and providing design and architectural solutions;
• Evaluating clients’ technical requirements and business needs to recommend the most appropriate Forgeahead solution;
• Building software architecture and systems using Forgeahead’s specialized processes and configurations;
• Determining the most suitable design pattern and code architecture for each project, and translating designs to build high performance, reusable, and reliable code;
• Writing, modifying and integrating code;
• Utilizing Forgeahead’s specific processes and procedures to evaluate, test, and troubleshoot designs;
• Ensuring final products meet client requirements, and are in compliance with Forgeahead’s standards and best practices;
• Maintaining and updating software architecture and code in accordance with Forgeahead’s unique configurations and implementation processes; and
• Maintaining up-to-date, in-depth proprietary knowledge of Forgeahead’s specialized products and solutions to provide optimal client service.

Qualifications

We are looking for candidates who meet the following minimum requirements:

• Successful completion of a Bachelor degree in software engineering, computer science, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of hands‑on experience as a software engineering technical lead.
• Proficient working with both relational database technologies (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, and MariaDB) and non‑relational technologies (MongoDB and Redis).
• Hands‑on working experience with large highly scalable Cloud‑native application development.
• Proven experience in deployment and automation using Docker/Containerization, Jenkins, and Terraform
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, Python, TypeScript, React/React Native, GraphQL, jQuery, NodeJS, Bootstrap, Angular and AngularJS.
• Prior experience working with ORM tools (i.e. Sequelize and Mongoose) and AI tools (i.e. AWS Kiro, Claude, and Cursor).
• AWS certification in AI and/or Architect courses is preferred.
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly and confidently about technical requirements.
• A positive attitude, willing to dive into what is needed for our mutual success.

Compensation

We offer a generous compensation package, which includes:

• Salary: $130,000 per annum based on 40 hours of work per week
• Vacation: 10 days of paid vacation per annum
• Benefits: extended medical, dental, vision, parental leave, RRSP contributions, and cell phone.
• Other: eligible for incremental salary increases in accordance with standard company policies

You must be legally able to work in Canada to apply for this position.

Company

Forgeahead Solutions Corporation

7404 King George Blvd, Unit 228

Surrey, BC

V3W 1N6